Four New Chincoteague Foals

The last foal of Surfer Dude and Surf Queen to stay on Assateague was born 15 May 2015, she was a buy back, and because she was already known as Surfer Princess - because of her parents - that is her registered name.  I didn't think the Princess was pregnant this Spring, but I was most certainly wrong! She had a gorgeous palomino pinto baby girl yesterday morning, 1 May. And the filly was sired by Tornado's Legacy - she has been in his herd since she was 18 months old.  I will not purchase this foal, but I have already named her - SpinDrift Heirloom.  SpinDrift for the Surf and Surfer names of her dam and maternal grandparents, and Heirloom for Legacy.  A lot of other people are already calling her Duchess, since her mother is a Princess...

Poco Latte also foaled yesterday.  Color is uncertain, but the baby has a star.  The sire is probably Puzzle, possibly Neptune.  She had a black filly with Puzzle last year on 4 May, but tends to wander between Puzzle and Neptune's herds.  The foal looks like a dark bay to me, but might be black, or a wet buckskin...

Two foals have already been sighted this morning.  CJ Samm'n and Ace's Black Tie Affair have produced a chestnut pinto for our delight...

And Suzy's Sweetheart was spotted way out on the marsh with a white blazed chestnut baby, sired by Surfer's Riptide.  Riptide is still in pony jail due to the stupidity of a tourist - and he is also the full (and older) brother of Surfer Princess, who had her first foal yesterday...

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